What are a good Gaming Headset for $25-50? I need to replace my Plantronics 377 set. The slider joint snapped. I thought about the Creative Fatal1ty ones and other but dont really know.

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I am using the Creative Fatality HS800, honestly if you cannot get it lower than $20-30 I would ignore it. Its functional, yes, but on the other hand it causes my ears to hurt after a few hours. You might have a different experience though. My advice is to get a nice earphone with a clip on mic. Might be more expensive right now, but on the other hand, you get to upgrade your headset as you go along without needing to care about the mic, and also there is a wider selection to choose from.

I am using the Creative Fatality HS800, honestly if you cannot get it lower than $20-30 I would ignore it. Its functional, yes, but on the other hand it causes my ears to hurt after a few hours. You might have a different experience though. My advice is to get a nice earphone with a clip on mic. Might be more expensive right now, but on the other hand, you get to upgrade your headset as you go along without needing to care about the mic, and also there is a wider selection to choose from.

Guys i have had Philips SHP9000 for a couple of years now and i'm am inpressed.

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The philips shp9000 ensures you get everything out of your music! these high definition headphones render every single tone faithfully to produce lifelike sound. they also come with an impressively large frequency range and have a pair of specifically tuned speaker drivers that react precisely to audio signals. the philips shp9000 are suited to all head shapes as they're lightweight and fully adjustable for that comfortable, natural fit.

They are really comfortable you some times forget they are even on your head. The head strap is amazing it auto adjusts which makes these headphone fit everyone which also makes them quite big. The lows and highs are amazing its how music should be listened to. For gaming you hear all. I would easily recommend them to anyone who likes music, films and gaming.

Before these i thought music and gaming experiences couldn't get any better. Even with my favourite songs that i had listened to 100s of times without them. I never knew that i was missing parts of the songs till i used these its like you hear more of the music than a normal pair. I guess that is because of their amazing 5 - 40000Hz frequency responce.

The build quality feels like they have put a lot of time and money in creating these. They are stronge and durable, considering i have been using them on planes, trains, buses etc for nearlly 2 years. With their carry case which doesn't add protection but is a nice extra to transport them.

i used zipties to hold the zalman to my cord, but it does have that issue with background noise, since its not positioned in front of your mouth. only really useful for people in quiet environments, and using push to talk.

What are your opinions of the Razer Carcharias? I think I Might snag a Asus Xonar card to improve audio too. My onboard is VIA audio...bleh!!!

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You would want to avoid Razer products as much as possible unless there are no clear alternatives, simply because they tend to be a bit pricey and their quality slightly below average. My onboard is VIA too, but I find them "adequate".

Ok so reading across the web people that do seem to be happy with Surround Sound Headphones are plauged with a good many people that claim its just a gimmick and perfer using Stereo Headphones coupled with a good Soundcard that mimics the Surround Sound.

Is that what yall suggest for gaming and music listening?

In that case whats a good Stereo Headset for a price range around $100?

I would vote Roccat Kave, but it uses USB in. If you want a USB in, you might as well get the G35 (that is, if you don't wear glasses).

After scouring the internet for hours, I think Steelseries Siberia (V2), Sennheiser PC350 and Creative Fatal1ty (if you can find one for cheap) are those I would take a better look at. Possibly the Creative MKII too.